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his Ducati apart, he discovered the
rear hub was abused to the limit. A
replacement came from Hogben, and
Tayler set about polishing the front
and rear hubs, replaced the bearings
and ordered new spokes. The original
Ducati rims were tweaked back into
shape and rechromed before being
laced to the freshly serviced hubs.
Dunlop Gold Seal tires were levered
onto the rims to complete the rolling
stock. Brake shoes were renewed at the
same time.
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onship in the hands of Jay Richardson.
Hogben, something of a man of mystery,
lost his right arm earlier in life, but
that didn’t stop him from becoming a
wizard with a wrench. He also contin-
ued to ride and set up a Ducati 450 with
its clutch and front brake levers on the
left handlebar together with a thumb
throttle from a snowmobile. (Hogben
died late in September in 2010.)
When Tayler took the wheels of
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bead-blasted it and the swingarm before
painting the tubes with black paint using
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applied at the Ducati factory. Tayler
rebuilt the rear shocks with new seals and
the forks were restored with new seals,
polished lowers and painted shrouds.
Tayler took the engine’s cylinder and
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